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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lyndsay

Lyndsay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 495th; the most babies were born in 1982 (403). More babies were named Lyndsay in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1982403 babies
Total since 1880
6,716babies recorded

Lyndsay popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,7208
2010#4,68731
2000#1,442128
1990#713294
1980#790208
1970——
1960——
1950——
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1920——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Lyndsay, counting every spelling?

Lyndsay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lyndsay?

About 6,500 people born in the US named Lyndsay are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 32 and 43. That makes Lyndsay mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lyndsay by state

How common Lyndsay was among girls born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Nebraska (2.6×), Indiana (2.5×), Kansas (1.9×), Utah (1.9×), Colorado (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesWI0.22Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesNH0.19Washington: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesWA0.13Idaho: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesID0.15Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesMN0.25Illinois: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIL0.18Michigan: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesMI0.33New York: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNY0.20Massachusetts: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesMA0.36Oregon: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesOR0.28Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesIA0.34Indiana: 0.48 per 1,000 babiesIN0.48Ohio: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesOH0.33Pennsylvania: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesPA0.25New Jersey: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.27Connecticut: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCT0.14Rhode Island: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesRI0.30California: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesCA0.13Utah: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesUT0.37Colorado: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesCO0.36Nebraska: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesNE0.51Missouri: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesMO0.24Kentucky: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesKY0.24West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.12New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesKS0.38Arkansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAR0.08Tennessee: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTN0.06North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesOK0.35Louisiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesLA0.08Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTX0.14Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lyndsay, girls, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Lyndsay: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyndsay, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lyndsay

How popular is the name Lyndsay?

Lyndsay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 495th; the most babies were born in 1982 (403). More babies were named Lyndsay in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Lyndsay a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyndsay in the US.

Where was Lyndsay most popular?

In 1980–1984, Lyndsay was most common in Nebraska (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Kansas.